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- DictionarySoft soap/ˈsôf(t) ˌsōp/
noun
- 1. a semifluid soap, especially one made with potassium rather than sodium salts.
- 2. persuasive flattery: informal "he started treating us as grown-ups, telling it straight with no soft soap"
verb
- 1. use flattery in order to persuade or cajole (someone) to do something: informal "timeshare touts try to soft-soap you into buying abroad"
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